GM Discussion : August 28, 2003
1. Media coverage of "Corngate" - Russell Brown
2. Gene link found in type 2 diabetes
3. Caution urged over GM virus
4. Hobbs defends "Corngate" role
5. Winston says keep moratorium on foodstuffs
6. SA signs Cartagena Protocol
7. Why the moratorium must end
8. GM-free label a matter of perception
Media coverage of "Corngate" - Russell Brown
Media coverage of the Corngate select committee inquiry continues to fascinate - and to offer the Opposition a priceless
platform from which to embarrass the government, Russell Brown writes today in ... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=4609
Gene link found in type 2 diabetes
An Australian biotechnology company has made a new discovery that may lead to early diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes, also
known as adult onset diabetes.AGT Biosciences Limited has found that some peo... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=4608
Caution urged over GM virus
New Scientist today reported Spanish scientists were working on a genetically modified organism (GMO) to protect rabbit
populations from myxomatosis and calicivirus. There was no guarantee the org... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=4607
Hobbs defends "Corngate" role
Environment Minister Marian Hobbs has told an inquiry into the Corngate affair that she did not break the law during the
scare over GM-contaminated corn nearly three years ago, and there was no coveru... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=4606
Winston says keep moratorium on foodstuffs
New Zealand First leader Winston Peters has announced that his party has not been convinced that the GE moratorium
should be lifted on foodstuffs.Mr Peters pointed out that New Zealand First votes... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=4605
SA signs Cartagena Protocol
South Africa has acceded to the Cartagena Protocol, intended to ensure the safe international trade in modified foods,
animal feed and seeds. It centres on a procedure called "advance informed con... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=4603
Why the moratorium must end
There is a common perception that when the moratorium on the release of genetically modified organisms expires on
October 29, there will be a plethora of applications seeking the release of GM crops, ... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=4601
GM-free label a matter of perception
New Zealand's two big supermarket chains want to take genetically modified foods out of their in-house brands - but say
they cannot do it yet. Foodstuffs and Progressive Enterprises decided to pha... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=4599
From the LSN news team
Francis Wevers - Executive Director
Christine Ross - Communications Assistant, Wellington